HOOD
Robinhood Markets, Inc.
HOOD offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
INDB
Independent Bank Corp.
INDB has the edge over HOOD overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
HOOD Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
HOOD's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like HOOD.
INDB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
INDB's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like INDB.
HOOD PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 30x | $81.35 | — |
| Cheap | 37x | $78.84 | -3.1% |
| Current | 38x | $81.35 | — |
| Fair | 51x | $110 | +35% |
| Expensive | 74x | $160 | +96% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
HOOD's PE is in its cheap range at 38x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 30x next year's earnings.
INDB PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 10x | $67.21 | -20% |
| Forward | 10x | $84.12 | — |
| Current | 12x | $84.12 | — |
| Fair | 15x | $100 | +19% |
| Expensive | 18x | $122 | +44% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
INDB has the edge over HOOD in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
HOOD Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
HOOD has the edge over INDB on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
INDB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect INDB's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
HOOD Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.72 | +26% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.16 | -10% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.26 | +15% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.06 | +18% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.05 | +31% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.40 | +314% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.96 | +513% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.75 | +1150% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.56 | +$2.17 |
HOOD has the edge over INDB on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
INDB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $8.09 | +20% |
| Q3 2026 | $6.74 | +64% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.53 | +25% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.03 | +13% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.44 | -1.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.11 | -11% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.43 | -11% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.44 | -14% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.52 | -17% |
INDB earned $6.74 per share over the past year, up 64% from the year before.
HOOD Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.4B | +12% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.3B | +32% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.1B | +15% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.3B | +27% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.3B | +100% |
| Q2 2025 | $989M | +45% |
| Q1 2025 | $927M | +50% |
| Q4 2024 | $1B | +115% |
HOOD has the edge over INDB on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 44% | -5.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 54% | +9.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 39% | -1.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 52% | -3.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 50% | +26 points |
| Q2 2025 | 45% | +17 points |
| Q1 2025 | 40% | +14 points |
| Q4 2024 | 55% | +49 points |
HOOD's operating margin was 44% last quarter, down 5.9 points from the same quarter a year ago.
INDB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $261.9M | +7.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $253.3M | +39% |
| Q1 2026 | $252.7M | +42% |
| Q4 2025 | $253.9M | +44% |
| Q3 2025 | $243.7M | +39% |
| Q2 2025 | $181.8M | +6.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $178M | +6.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $176.9M | -0.2% |
INDB's revenue has grown year over year for seven quarters in a row: $262M last quarter, up 7.5% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 45% | +27 points |
| Q2 2026 | 42% | +6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 41% | +9.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 37% | +1.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 18% | -13 points |
| Q2 2025 | 36% | -2.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 32% | -5.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 36% | -4.5 points |
INDB has the edge over HOOD on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
HOOD Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.2B | +$2.8B |
| Q2 2026 | $720M | -79% |
| Q1 2026 | $2B | +217% |
| Q4 2025 | -$937M | +$463M |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.6B | -187% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.5B | +6398% |
| Q1 2025 | $642M | +$1.3B |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.4B | -246% |
HOOD has the edge over INDB on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
INDB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $99.6M | +100% |
| Q2 2026 | $67M | -35% |
| Q1 2026 | $111.6M | +887% |
| Q4 2025 | $75.5M | +107% |
| Q3 2025 | $49.7M | -23% |
| Q2 2025 | $102.5M | +66% |
| Q1 2025 | $11.3M | -76% |
| Q4 2024 | $36.5M | -23% |
INDB's free cash flow was $354M over the past year, up 77% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like INDB.
HOOD Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -1M shares |
| 1 year | -0.8% | -6.9M shares |
| 3 years | +1.8% | +15.9M shares |
| 5 years | +292% | +679M shares |
| Available history | +7.2% | +60.8M shares |
HOOD has 911M diluted shares, down 0.8% from a year ago, with $789M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $25M |
| Q2 2026 | $414M |
| Q1 2026 | $250M |
| Q4 2025 | $100M |
| Q3 2025 | $107M |
| Q2 2025 | $124M |
| Q1 2025 | $322M |
| Q4 2024 | $160M |
HOOD spent $789M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 11% from the year before.
INDB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.7% | -820K shares |
| 1 year | -5.4% | -2.7M shares |
| 3 years | +7% | +3.1M shares |
| 5 years | +43% | +14.2M shares |
| Available history | +37% | +12.8M shares |
INDB has the edge over HOOD on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $57.4M |
| Q2 2026 | $75M |
| Q1 2026 | $63.3M |
| Q4 2025 | $37.5M |
| Q3 2025 | $23.4M |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
INDB spent $233M buying back its own shares over the past year, about 10 times what it spent the year before.
HOOD Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -2.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -3.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -3.8x | Net Cash |
HOOD has the edge over INDB on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
INDB Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 1.0x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
INDB's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 1.9 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like INDB.
HOOD Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 9.5 | Oversold |
HOOD's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 10 (oversold).
INDB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 56.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 66.4 | Neutral |
INDB's weekly RSI is 56 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 66 (neutral).
HOOD PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | HOOD | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 38x | 13x | 189% above |
| PE % | 22 | 66 | 44 pts below |
HOOD is trading at 38x earnings, a 189% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
INDB PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | INDB | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12x | 13x | 4.1% below |
| PE % | 31 | 63 | 32 pts below |
INDB has the edge over HOOD on valuation relative to its sector.
HOOD Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $97.8 | 17% below |
| 20 week MA | $102.2 | 20% below |
| 50 week MA | $95.4 | 15% below |
| 100 week MA | $88.5 | 8.1% below |
| 200 week MA | $52.1 | 56% above |
HOOD has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 56% above its 200-week average.
INDB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $81.6 | 3.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $82.9 | 1.4% above |
| 50 week MA | $80.2 | 4.9% above |
| 100 week MA | $72.9 | 15% above |
| 200 week MA | $65.4 | 29% above |
INDB has the edge over HOOD on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
HOOD Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $35.2 | $18.9 | -46% |
| 2022 | $18.9 | $7.95 | -58% |
| 2023 | $7.95 | $12.7 | +60% |
| 2024 | $12.7 | $39.0 | +206% |
| 2025 | $39.0 | $118.1 | +203% |
| 2026 YTD | $118.1 | $81.4 | -31% |
HOOD's yearly returns have swung widely, from +206% in 2024 to −58% in 2022. It's down 31% so far in 2026.
INDB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $83.8 | $74.0 | -12% |
| 2021 | $74.0 | $79.8 | +7.9% |
| 2022 | $79.8 | $84.8 | +6.2% |
| 2023 | $84.8 | $65.8 | -22% |
| 2024 | $65.8 | $65.0 | -1.2% |
| 2025 | $65.0 | $75.7 | +16% |
| 2026 YTD | $75.7 | $84.1 | +11% |
INDB has the edge over HOOD on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.